Law Schools

Dean Nell Jessup Newton writes about how when she performs faculty reviews each spring, she is humbled by the amount of work
undertaken by her colleagues to mentor students, contribute to the development of the law, increase the academic reputation
of the law school, and build a great community.

Indiana 7th District Rep. Andre Carson will be the keynote speaker at Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law’s
annual Public Interest Recognition Dinner April 12, where three graduates will be honored for their work.

The Fort Wayne law firm of Shambaugh Kast Beck & Williams LLP has endowed a $25,000 scholarship to Indiana Tech Law School,
giving a boost to the law school which welcomed its inaugural class in August 2013.

A new program established by Indiana University Maurer School of Law and Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology will allow select
Rose-Hulman graduates to study at the IU law school at a reduced tuition rate.

Indiana Tech Law School’s inaugural distinguished lecturer is Cheryl Brown Henderson, one of the plaintiffs in the historic
Supreme Court of the United States’ decision Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas.

Indiana Justice Loretta H. Rush and U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Robyn L. Moberly of the Southern District of Indiana will join three
others Friday in presiding over the final round of Indiana University Maurer School of Law’s annual Sherman Minton Moot
Court Competition.

At Indiana Tech Law School, we have decided to partner with our local legal community in order to break out of the mold of
the “traditional law school.” The judges and lawyers in Northeast Indiana and Northwest Ohio have been invited
to invest themselves in the success of our school and in the professional development of our students, and they have stepped
up in a big way to help us.

In honor of Valentine’s Day, we asked Indiana Lawyer readers to tell us why they love the law. The responses
contain a common theme – people – whether it’s working with talented colleagues, teaching others about the
law or helping people navigate through the legal waters.

In its year and a half examination of how lawyers are educated, the American Bar Association Task Force on the Future of Legal
Education concluded the financial system law schools have developed to provide that education must be re-engineered.

Retired Indiana Chief Justice Randall Shepard will present the final findings and recommendations of the American Bar Association
Task Force on the Future of Legal Education to the ABA House of Delegates Monday.

Just a few days after the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals issued its opinion in his case, attorney Brian Paul searched for the
website the court had cited and discovered not everything on the Internet is permanent.